ACerS Awards

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2017 AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED:

Congratulations to the 2017 Award Winners! The bios and photos of the 2017 award recipients are posted on the awards webpages and the awardees will be featured in the September 2017 issue of the Bulletin.

The awards will be presented October 9 at the ACerS Honors and Awards Banquet at MS&T 2017 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

New for 2018: ACerS GLOBAL DISTINGUISHED DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AWARD

Nomination Deadline: January 15, 2018

The purpose of this award is to recognize a distinguished doctoral dissertation in the ceramics and glass discipline. The awardee must have been a member of the Global Graduate Researcher Network (GGRN) and have completed a doctoral dissertation as well as all other graduation requirements set by their institution for a doctoral degree within 12 months prior to the application deadline. Read more…

NOMINATION DEADLINES FOR 2017 AWARDS:

Award nomination deadline for the 2017 awards was January 15, 2017.

2018 CLASS OF FELLOWS:

Note that the deadline for the 2018 Class of Fellows is August 25, 2017.

Division, Section, and Class members should check below or with their respective groups to determine award nomination deadlines since a few of them are still open.

Engineering Ceramics Division: Global Young Investigator Award

The Global Young Investigator (GYI) award recognizes the outstanding young ceramic engineer and scientist whose achievements have been significant to the profession and to the general welfare of the community around the globe. Nominations are open to candidates from industry, academia, or government-funded laboratory – across the world.

The award winner will present a keynote lecture at the Global Young Investigator Forum of the International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC) meeting. The award consists of US $1,000 honorarium and a certificate of achievement, as well as complimentary registration.

Engineering Ceramics Division: James I. Mueller Lecture

This award recognizes the enormous contributions of James I. Mueller to the Engineering Ceramics Division and the field of engineering ceramics. It is the intent of this award to recognize the accomplishments of individuals who have made similar contributions.

Glass & Optical Materials Division: Alfred R. Cooper Scholars Award

The Glass & Optical Materials Division of The American Ceramic Society invites nominations for the Cooper Scholars Award. This undergraduate award is named in honor of the late Professor Alfred R. Cooper, Jr., member of the faculty at Case Western Reserve University and a prominent contributor to the understanding of many glass phenomena and glass problems.

Glass & Optical Materials Division: Norbert J. Kreidl Award

The Norbert J. Kreidl Award for Young Scholars, recognizing research excellence in glass science, is open to all degree-seeking graduate students (MSc or PhD) or those who have graduated within a twelve month period of the annual GOMD meeting. A letter from a faculty advisor verifying compliance to this rule must accompany the application. The selection is based on an extended abstract of the nominee’s work (approximately 2,000 words plus figures) relevant to interests of the Division.

Glass & Optical Materials Division: George W. Morey Award

The George W. Morey Award is presented by the Glass and Optical Materials Division of ACerS and sponsored by PPG Industries. The award recognizes new and original work in the field of glass science and technology. The criterion for winning the award is excellence in publication of work, either experimental or theoretical, done by an individual. The award committee will select each year’s winner.

Glass & Optical Materials Division: Stookey Lecture of Discovery

This award recognizes an individual’s lifetime of innovative exploratory work or noteworthy contributions of outstanding research on new materials, phenomena, or processes involving glass, that have commercial significance or the potential for commercial impact.

The NETD Best Student Presentation Award is open to any undergraduate or graduate student making an oral presentation at an NETD-sponsored symposia during the Annual Meeting of the Society, held in conjunction with MS&T.

The Nuclear & Environmental Technology Division of The American Ceramic Society is sponsoring two stipends in the amount of $500 each to help fund students in attending MS&T combined with the ACerS Annual Meeting. These stipends are targeted at deserving students with current or future interests in the nuclear and/or environmental fields of ceramic and materials engineering. Student participation in NETD sponsored symposia through an oral or poster presentation is encouraged but not required.